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H. G. GILLMOR.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24. I

PafienM J 11110 1?, i919.

HORATIO G. GILLIVIOB, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17, tom.

Application filed January 24, 1916. Serial No. 73,894.

' provements in Bail-Anchors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for preventing the longitudinal creep of a railroad rail; and the principal objectof the invention is to provide a device which will ef fectually grip the rail and hold it and at the same time'be simple in construction and easily and rapidly applied.

A further object of the invention is to; provide a rail anchor in which the tendencyof the parts tobecome loosened from vibratlon or other causes 1s checked and prevented.

A further object of the invention is provide a rail anchor which will be inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable and,

' at the same time, light inweight. Weight is Fifi an important consideration both in the cost of manufacture and in the cost of transportation.

One embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the device in operative position on the rail.

Fig. 2 isa sectional view at the plane indicated by the broken line X X in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view at the plane indicated by the line X X in Fig. 1 showing a position of the parts when the device is be ing applied to the rail.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views; r

In the drawings A designates a portion of a railroad cross tie, which forms a stationary part of the road bed, which supports the rail and over which the rail tends to creep under the well known conditions ;jand B a railroad rail supported thereon. usual construction con'iprising a head C a vertical web D anda ba'se flange E. Engaged with the rail B and the cross tie A is the transverse member F of the rail anchor and engaged with the transverse member F or the rail anchor and with the head C and base flange E of the rail B, is the vertical member G. of the rail anchor. The transverse member F is constructed with a jaw I-I arran ed to embrace and grip one side of the The rail B is of" the opposite side of the rail. The end of the memberFopposite to the jaw H is provided with a portion K adapted to engage a face which this surface M joins one ofthe side walls of the aperture I may be rounded as at N. The vertical member G is provided at its upper end with a portion presenting surface 0 adapted to engage with the under side of the rail head C and at the lower end with a portion P adapted to engage with the surface M of the member F. Connecting the portion-P with .the body of the member G- is a portion Q arranged to traverse the aper-. ture I in the member F and a portion R, which in the operative position of the device engages the upper surface of the base flange E of the rail B at the side opposite to the jaw H of the member F. The member Gr may be so formed that in the initial condition of G the portion R is slightly bowed or curved as illustrated in Fig. 3, and the rela tion of the portions P Q and R is such that when the member is placed in the position illustrated in Fig. 3 with the surface 0 of the member G about to engage with the under surface of the rail head C and the the member Gmay be provided by turning the end portion of the material of which is constructed as illustrated and when this is done the end T presents a convenient striking face. i j

The rail anchor is applied to the rail by placing the member F With the jaw II in en gagement with one edge of the base flange E of the rail B, driving the member F transversely upon the rail until a position is reached exposing sufficiently, the aperture I at the other side of the rail base flange E topermit the member G to be inserted in the aperture I and passed to the position shown, in Fig. 3., In this position the ,end or the portion]? of the member G will em gage the surface M of the member F and the portion R of the member G will engage the upper corner of the rail baseflangeE while the surface O of member G will justbegin to engage the under surface of the rail head C. To get the parts into the operative position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the upper portion of the member G is forced transversely of the rail from the position illustrated in Fig. 3 either by striking the face T with a hammer to drive it or by applyingforceto .theupperpart of the member G in some other suitabl manner. The engagement of the upper-end of-the member-LG vwith the under: surface of the railhead '0 produces a "camming actionzwhich, during this forced I transverse movement of. the upperaend of the member G, forces this portion of the mem ber Gr downward. The portion R of the member Gispiv oted on the upper corner of the rail base flange E and the first effect of the downward movement of the upper portion of the memberG is to cause the portion Q tobearupon the transverse member F at N and exert a transverse pull upon the mem ber F and to cause the portion 5P of the member G, engaging the surface M of the member F at S to press upwardly upon the the. device.

The member G is preferably constructed of reslhent material and, while the member G is deformed under the stresses to which it s 1 snbwcted during and after application,

its resiliency will cause it to exert, indefinltely, the pressures upon the transverse member F and the rail B.

From the.form of the member-G and the forces to whichit is subjected it will be apparent'that, when the parts are in their operative position, the resiliency or spring action of the member G-wlll tend to cause 1t in its unstressed condition and that-this .will

tend to cause the portion of themember G which is vertical or nearly .so and .wedged in-betwee1 the undersurface of thehead C and theupper surface of-the.base flange E to move upwardly. The engagement .ofthe .SlllffLCGlO of the member G with the under surface of ;the -ra1l,,head ,C prevents this movement,andithe parts are in this manner effectually locked in position ,upon the ;rail

and prevented from being accidentally dismember F. There is exerted in this wayhfilodged or=loosened upon the rail.

both a transverse pull and an upward pressure of the member G upon the transverse member'F. These pressures increase as the parts are forced into position and, in the operative position of the parts illustrated in Figs. '1 and 2, the portion P of'the member G engages and presses upwardly upon the urface M of the member-F for practically itswhole length and the portion Q engages and presses outwardly upon the member F atN.

The forces which are applied to Gto ,cause the portions P and Q, to'press vertically andtra nsversely upon'the member F are, as stated above,the result of the coaction of the upper end ofthe member (r and ,the under surface ,of the rail head C and they' are transmitted through the portion R ofthemen'iber G which is pivoted or fulcrumed upon the upper corner of the rail 'base flange E. As the downward force upon ,the upper end of the member G -in creases the portion It of the member G is deflected or bent downward into contact with the upper surface 0ftl 1e'rail;base

flange E and in ,thefinal operative position liange 'E is distributed over the entire surface of contact of the port-ionR of the men].-

from the principles Should it-be desired to remove the anticreeper :from the ra1l 1t 1s necessary to forelbly move the upper portion of1the member .G outward from the rail until the position illustrated in :Fig. 3 is reached. This may be done by driving a wedge in between the upper portion of the meinberGr and the web D of the rail or by applying the 11001 ordinarilyused by :track mechanics for pulling rail spikes betweenithe web D ofitherrail and the upper portion of the memberiGr and prying "the upper portion of G out from :the

' rail;

as limiting-the invention-to the particular construction, arrangement and devices shown and described, except so far as these limitations are specifically set forth in certain of the claims herein. i

I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent: I

1 A part for anticreepers, comprising a resilient bar constructed to engage the under surface of the head and upper surface of thc base flange at one side of the rail base and to engage a .seat .on theunder side of a transversely disposed member below the rail base flange and exert transverse and vertical pressure on said member.

2 A part for rail anchors, comprising a spring constructed to engage a bearing upon the under side ofa rail base engaging eleto resumevthe fOlD'] which thememberG has ment and arranged to be forced in bar of substantially uniform section so formed that, when the lower end of said bar engages a seat upon the lower side of an element in transverse relation to the rail and an intermediate portion fulcrums upon the rail base edge, the upper end may be forced into engagement with the lower surface of the rail head.

4. A part for anticreepers, comprising a bar constructed to engage, at one side of and below the rail base, a seat upon the under side of a transversely disposed member beneath the rail and arranged to be forced into engagement with the under side of the head and the upper surface of the base .fiange of the rail'by forced angular move ment of the upper portion of said bar in relation to the rail and distortion of the lower portion thereof.

5. An anticreeper part comprising a resilient bar arranged to engage the under surface of the head and the upper surface of the base flange of a rail, the base flange engaging portion being initially curved upwardly from the base flangeand arranged to be forced downwardly into contact with the rail base. 7

6. An anticreeper comprising a transverse ,member constructed with a jaw adapted to engage one edge of a rail base flange and a vertically disposed aperture beyond the rail base edge opposite said jaw and a vertically disposed resilient member traversing the aperture in said transverse member and arranged to be driven in between the under surface of the head and the upper surface of the base flange of a rail.

-7. The combination with a cross tieand a railroad rail having a head and a. base flange, of an anticreeper comprising a transverse element engaging the cross tie and One edge and the bottom of the rail base flange and provided with an aperture beyond the other edge of the base flange and a resilient bar constructed to engage the aperture in saidvtransverse element below the rail base and to be forced in between the head and the base flange above the rail base flange.

8. A rail anchor, comprising a transverse element engaging the rail base at one side of the rail, a vertical element engaging a seat upon the under side of said transverse element at the other side of the rail and fulcrumed upon the corner ofthe rail base flange, means for straining said vertical eleiment, and means for locking said vertical element in position.- v

" '9. An anticreeper, comprisinga transverse ing one side of the rail base and a seat on the under side of the other end thereof, a spring fulcrumed on the upper corner of the rail base and engaging the seat upon said transverse member, means for subjecting said spring to stress, means for locking said spring in position, and means for giving one of said parts a fixed position in the vroadbed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep.

11. An anticreeper for rails, comprising a vertically extending bar engaging the head and base of the rail at one side of the rail, and a transversely extending part provided with a seat on the under side of one end thereof engaging said vertically extending bar and with means on the other end thereof for so engaging the opposite edge of the rail base as to subject said vertically extending bar to a bending strain.

12. A rail anchor, con'lprising a bar constructed with a jaw at one end arranged to engage one edge of the rail base flange and provided at the other end with a tie abutment and an aperture and on the under side and beyond said aperture with a seat, a part arranged to traverse said aperture and engage said seat and to extend upwardly and inwardly and engage the head and base flange of the rail and to exert transverse and vertical pressure upon the rail to effect the gripping action.

3. An anticreeper, comprising a part adapted to embrace one side of the base flange of a rail engaging the top and extending transversely beneath the bottom thereof and a spring engaging said member below and the head and base flange of the rail above the base for effecting the gripping action.

14. An anticreeper, comprising a transverse bar having means for engaging the edge of the rail base at one side of the rail and having a seat on the underside of said bar at the other side of the rail and a spring engaging said seat and the other side of the rail provided with a portion which engages the head and the base of the rail to effect the gripping action.

15. Arail anchor, comprising a part arranged for transverse disposition beneath a rail base and constructed with a jaw at one end to engage one edge of a rail base flange and at the other end a tie abutting portion and aperture, means engaging said aperture in said transverse part below the rail and the head and base flange of the rail to effect the gripping action of said anchor.

16. A rail anchor, comprising a transverse member having a tie engaging portion, an

abutment engaging one side of the rail, an

the head and the upper surface of the base flange, the base flange engaging portion being initially curved upward and forcibly bent down into contact with the base flange.

18. A rail anchor comprising a part having a rail head and an initially upwardly curved base flange engaging portion and a portion extending downwardly at one side of the rail base flange and means for engaging the opposite side of the base flange and saidpart which subjects said part to a bending strain and causes the initially curved portion to bear with increased pressure upon the rail. v p

19. An anticreeper provided with means for giving it a stationary position with re spect to the roadbed and with rail clamping means, comprising an element having an initially curved portion adapted to be brought into engagement with the upper surface of the rail base by forces exerted thereon from a wedging action of another portion of said element upon the under side of the rail head.

20. A rail stay, comprising a rail embrac ing and gripping member provided with a jaw adapted to engage one edge of a rail base and at the other end a cross tie engaging abutment, an aperture and a seat, a part engaging said seat and traversing said aperture extending upwardly and inwardly above the ail base with a curvature which will hold said part normally out of contact with the rail base except at the upper corner thereof and means for engaging the rail head and putting downward pressure upon said part whereby it is forced into contact with the upper surface of the rail base and exerts a transverse and vertical pressure upon said member. 7

21. A device for preventing the creeping of rails provided with means for giving it a stationary position in. the roadbed, comprising co-engaging members, one of which is resilient, engages the upper corner of'the rail base flange, the rail head and a seat on "the under side of the other of said members, said members interlocking and exerting transverse and vertical gripping pressure upon the rail.

23. An anticreeper, comprising a transversely extendingpart provided at one end with means for engaging the edge of the rail base flange at one side of the rail and at the other end With anaperture and a seat onthe under side thereof adjacent to the A opposite edge ofthe rail base, and a vertically disposed spring constructed to traverse the aperture and engage a seat upon the under side of said transversely extending part and to be driven in between the head and base flange of the rail to effect the gripping action.

24. In a rail anchor, the combination of a rail embracing element and a spring provided with a curved portion adapted to be flattened out into engagement with the upper surface of therail base by a' wedging action between the rail head and said spring, whereby the said spring when in operative position is caused topress upon the uppersurface of the rail base.

25. In a rail anchor, the combination of a rail embracing element and rail engaging means intervening between the rail head and one end of said rail embracing element com prising a spring member which is formed with a curved portion which is forced against and presses upon the upper surface of the rail base.

An anticreeper comprising a transverse member provided with means for giv ing said member a stationary position with respect'to the roadbed having a jaw adapted to engage one edge of a rail base flange and a vertically disposed aperture beyond the rail :base opposite saidj aw and a vertically disposed resilient member traversing the aperture in said transverse member and arranged to be driven in between theunder surface of the head and the upper surface of the baseflange of the m 27. In rail anchor, the combination of a li'tll embracing element provided with a tle abutting flange and-with a jaw extending around one edge of the rail base and a resilient part engaging a seat-on the underside of said rail embracing element and intervening between the rail head and the up per surface of the rail base.

28. A rail anchor comprising a part provided with means for giving it a stationary position in the roadbed and adapted to embrace one side of the base flange of the rail engaging the top and extending transversely beneath the bottom thereof and a spring engaging said part below and the head and base flange of the rail above the base for effecting the gripping action.

29. A device for preventing the creeping of rails comprising an element engaging one side of the rail base flange and extending transversely beneath the rail and provided with means for giving said member a fixed position in the roadbed and a part engaging said element at the other side of the rail constructed with portions adapted to engage the under side of the head and the upper surface of the base flange, the base flange engaging portion being initially curved upward and forcibly bent down into contact with the base flange.

30. A rail anchor comprising a part having a rail head engaging portion and an initially upwardly curved base flange engaging portion and a portion extending downwardly at one side of the rail base flange, means for engaging the opposite side of the base flange and said part which subjects said part to a bending strain and causes the initially curved portion to bear with increased pressure upon the rail and means for giving said anchor a fixed position in the roadbed in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep.

81. A rail anchor provided with rail clamping means comprising a transversely disposed element engaging the rail base at one side and a tie at the other side of the rail. in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep and a spring whichengages said element and the rail base edge and is forced in between the head and base flange of the rail.

32. An anticreeper provided with rail clamping means comprising 00- engaging members one of which is transversely disposed in relation to the rail and engages the base at one side and a tie in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep at the other side of the rail and the other of which is a spring engaging said transversely disposed member and the under side of the rail head.

33. A device for preventing the creeping of rails provided with rail clamping means comprising co engaging elements one of which engages the rail base at one side of the rail extends transversely beneath the rail and engages a tie in opposition to the tendency of the rail to creep at the other side of the rail and the other of which elements engages-the rail head and is provided with a resilient portion engaging the upper surface of the rail base.

34:. A rail anchor comprising co -engaging elements one of which is resillent and provided with rail head and base flange engaging portions and one of which engages the rail base at one side of the rail and a tie in opposition to the tendency of the rail to cree at the other side of the rail, said mem bers mterlocking and exerting transverse and vertical gripping pressure upon the rail.

H. G. GILLMOR.

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